Its existence came during the War of Light when Atrocitus attempted to kill Sinestro for his part in the Red Lanterns imprisonment. However, he was defeated though the Central Power Battery remained unscathed on Ysmault. After the War of The Green Lanterns, the fallen creation Abysmus intended to get revenge against his creator Atrocitus. After emerging from the Blood Ocean, he used a poisoned rib from his ruined body to poison the Red Lantern Central Power Battery. This act began to manifest as the Red Lantern Power Ring's became infected by the poison and slowly started killing members of the Red Lantern Corps.